Senior Software Engineer (PHP/ Ruby on Rails) - Finance
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JobgetherFintech
Brazil, Availability to work full-time while overlapping with US or Canada time zones.Full-TimeSenior
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Job Details
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Required Skills
- AWSBackend DevelopmentPHPMySQLRubyRuby on RailsSoftware Architecture
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering, with strong backend development expertise.
- Advanced experience with PHP and meaningful experience working with Ruby or Ruby on Rails.
- Proven experience analyzing, modifying, and safely migrating large-scale production systems with limited test coverage and incomplete documentation.
- Strong background in complex system migrations, requirements reconstruction, and end-to-end delivery of technical initiatives.
- Ability to work independently, make high-impact technical decisions, and operate effectively with incomplete information.
- Experience with software architecture, testing strategies, monitoring, and scalable system design.
- Familiarity with MySQL/Aurora databases and AWS environments is a plus.
- Previous experience in fintech, payments, dispute resolution, or related financial technology domains is highly valued.
- Availability to work full-time while overlapping with US or Canada time zones.
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively within global, distributed teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead the incremental migration strategy from legacy systems to modern implementations, including planning user and data migrations, rollout processes, and rollback strategies.
- Analyze existing PHP-based systems to understand functional requirements, document behaviors, validate feature parity, and prevent regressions during migration.
- Take ownership of a critical business domain, developing foundational testing strategies, monitoring capabilities, and technical documentation.
- Design, develop, review, and architect software solutions while continuously migrating features without impacting product delivery.
- Drive improvements in system reliability, scalability, and maintainability through strong engineering practices.
- Make strategic technical decisions that balance immediate migration priorities with long-term architectural goals.
- Collaborate closely with distributed development teams to ensure effective communication, knowledge transfer, and alignment.
- Investigate complex technical challenges and transform ambiguous requirements into effective engineering solutions.
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